Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “鏡花水月”

鏡花水月

きょうかすいげつ

flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

Kanji details

Kun/On information

鏡
On
きょう;けい
Kun
かがみ
Stroke count
19

・mirror

・speculum

・barrel-head

・round rice-cake offering

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
花
On
か;け
Kun
はな
Stroke count
7

・flower

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
水
On
すい
Kun
みず;みず-
Stroke count
4

・water

1 2 3 4
月
On
げつ;がつ
Kun
つき
Stroke count
4

・month

・moon

1 2 3 4